A look at Europe’s intensive agriculture sector Small-scale farms, particularly those specialised in animal farming, have faced an existential crisis in the last decades, with many forced out of business. Capturing the meat processing and production industry, corporate monoliths like Vion Food Group, Danish Crown, Groupe Bigard and Groupe LDC have tightened their grip, leaving …
Nowy Dwór, Poland: a case to defeat an expanding animal factory
In the small village of Nowy Dwór, northwestern Poland, in the Z?otów, local residents found themselves at the heart of a struggle against the expansion of industrial agriculture. A pig farm with 2,000 animals, located in the middle of the village, had already disrupted its residents’ life, causing intense odours, air pollution and health risks. …
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A retired teacher’s fight against pig factories in Denmark
Susanne, a retired teacher living in rural Zealand, Denmark, has spent years fighting the negative impacts of a nearby pig factory on her home, community and environment. She and her husband moved to their small, pesticide-free homestead in 1991 to enjoy a peaceful life close to nature. However, shortly after their arrival, the local pig …
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Local power: meet a leading voice in Spain’s fight against animal factories
Remedios Bobillo, also known as Reme, hails from Mota del Cuervo, a small municipality in the province of Cuenca, about 100 kilometres inland from Madrid, Spain. In 2018, her life took a significant turn when she found herself leading a local resistance against a proposed pig factory in her village. Her fight soon grew into …
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Limavady’s resistance: fighting back Northern Ireland’s mega pig factory
In the small town of Limavady, Northern Ireland, plans for a mega pig factory with a capacity for 70 000 pigs, the largest in the United Kingdom at that time, face fierce local resistance since 2015. Residents and environmental groups have raised concerns about pollution, animal welfare, and public health. A bit of context The …
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Resisting animal factories: local testimonies & collective action
Over the past few decades, Europe’s food system has become increasingly dominated by animal factories, confining tens of thousands of animals into crowded, tightly packed industrial facilities. The impacts of this industrial form of animal production strongly affect rural areas and communities living close to the installations. Those impacts range from soil, air and water …
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